T. A. Gardner
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Actually, it increases the odds of prosecution. Prosecutors do it all the time, and if the prosecutors has evidence of the charges, shouldn’t they be pursued?
Actually, prosecutors usually do it as a means to avoid trial and get a plea deal. They pile on the charges then agree to just one or two of them being taken as guilty by the defendant for a fraction of the possible time if all are pressed.
It fails when at trial the jury sees it as the prosecution just dogpiling the defendant with charges. Usually, a jury will toss out most or even all of the charges because they see through the prosecution's ploy. Of course, good prosecutors know that and avoid doing it when they know it won't work.
Here, I suspect they're trying to load Trump and his defense lawyers up with so much that they keep him from campaigning. After all, I and a good chunk of Americans (somewhere between 40 and 45%) at this point believe in whole or part that this is more about keeping Trump from running or effectively running in 2024 than it is about the documents or any real criminal behavior.
Here's what recent polling says about a Trump indictment
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pr...ecent-polling-says-trump-indictment-rcna77616
Fact Check: Trump Indictment 'Politically Motivated' Think Most Americans
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-indictment-stormy-daniels-gaetz-1791751
I definitely think there is a political angle to the charges as much or more than a criminal one and the prosecution is not solely motivated by seeking "justice." You may think different, but convincing 12 people might be pretty damn hard if it goes to trial...